For my tenth and final stand of English Longbow men in my Impetus 600 point army I fielded my one and only set from 1st Corps .
Compared with the Perry and Front Rank I mostly use these are definitely on the skinny/Elven side with rather large heads. The multi part construction is also quite a pain to assemble and they seem to be made of a very hard metal that is awkward to drill. One of the assemblies even defeated my ability to correctly string the bow -- first time I've had this happen. He's the chap on the front right, that string should be taught and behind the arrow, but no way I could find to drill that out and trying to glue in separate lengths of thread would have made a mess so I'm stuck with this loose string :-(
Nevertheless they painted up well and I like the range of facial characters.
Here you have the full ranks including the stakes -- looks quite impressive I think, certainly you'd think twice about charging at them!
So for eight 28mm figures that should be good for another 40 points towards my tota;l
Splendid work Simon, I admire your commitment to stringing those bows.
ReplyDeleteNot too hard once you get the hang of it, and make sure to use the right thread (i.e. not one that is flammable with superglue!)
DeleteYour yeomen look stout of heart if not stout of frame. You on the other hand are certifiable over stringing longbows in this scale.
ReplyDeleteHa, easy work, if a bit annoying when you need to drill hands
DeleteTerrific work Simon and congratulations on getting your archers done (and stringing those wee bows!). Do you have more to do for this force? It looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI have the billmen done plus some light cavalry -- all that remains are the men at arms and leaders which I will post as they get finished.
DeleteWonderful looking unit. Have to agree with the others...stringing longbows shows commitment to ones art!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's not too hard to do, give it a try if you have the chance
DeleteSplendid looking archers, both the front rank ones and the whole unit!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain - I must admit I'm pleased with how it all came out, 8 to a stand is light by Impetus standards but all together they have that nice massed look
DeleteGreat work on these bowmen, Simon!! Hat's off to you for stringing bows in this scale! And an impressive looking line of archers, as well... bravo!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sidney -- I also make arrows as well, getting the fletching on is the only tricky bit once you've bought the right size pins ... that and remembering which side of the hand to stick them on (there are some done Kyudo style in my army!)
DeleteStringing bows is really next level stuff. Splendid work.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I think it makes a nice difference and is quote quick to do
DeleteNice looking archers. The force looks marvelous when it's all ranked up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Stuart -- I worry that in many cases such a force is quote undefeatable in HYW scenarios, I'll just need to mix things up a bit
DeleteGreat stuff and they look great all together, looks like some proper gaming going on, nice job stringing the bows too.
ReplyDeleteRegards KenR
Thanks Ken and yea I am getting dangerously close to actually being able to have a battle! Only 12 months in 🤣
DeleteWell done! Never had the patience to add bowstrings.
ReplyDeleteThanks, it's surprisingly quick and easy once you get in the flow, the hardest part of forming the first loop!
DeleteImpressive army, quite a stirring sight. Apart from the bowstrings, the eyes on your models are also amazing, spot on!
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I just provide close ups of the good ones 😃 actually I find eyes great fun to do and really make the model come alive. A tiny fan of gloss also adds that final touch
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